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Coal mine fire leaves 12 dead in E China

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Updated: 2010-01-09 13:23
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Coal mine fire leaves 12 dead in E China
A man walks at the Miaoshang Coal Mine in Yushui District, Xinyu City, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 9, 2010. A coal mine fire has left 12 workers dead in Miaoshang Coal Mine, local authorities said Saturday. [Xinhua]
Coal mine fire leaves 12 dead in E China

NANCHANG: A coal mine fire has left 12 workers dead in east China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said Saturday.

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The accident took place at about 4 pm Friday at the Miaoshang Coal Mine in Yushui District, in Xinyu City, the district government said in a statement.

The victims' bodies were retrieved Saturday morning, the statement said.

"An initial investigation indicates the fire was caused by short circuit of underground cables," it said.

The coal mine reports an annual output capacity of 60,000 tonnes.

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